Racers (1955)

Kirk Douglas, Bella Darvi, Gilbert Roland, Lee J Cobb, Katy Jurado ... see more  , Charles Goldner , John Hudson , George Dolenz , John Wengraf , Richard Allan , Norbert Schiller , Mel Welles , Peter Brocco , Stephen Bekassy , June McCall , Frank Yaconelli , Ina Anders , Gladys Holland , Ben Wright , Chris Randall , Joseph Vitale , Peter Norman , George Givot , Carleton Young , Salvador Baguez , Jim Barrett , Cesar Romero , Francesca de Scaffa , Eddie LeBaron & His Orchestra , Gene Darcy

The CinemaScope process gets a rugged workout in Henry Hathaway's The Racers. Kirk Douglas stars as an Italian bus driver who dreams of entering the Grand Prix as a world-famous race car driver. Being... read more  Kirk Douglas, he achieves his goal, racing in all the major events around the globe. Dedicated to the philosophy of "winning is the only thing", Douglas alienates his fellow racers and everyone else with whom he comes in contact. Only when he is on the verge of losing his sweetheart Bella Darvi does our hero put his priorities in order. Adapted from a novel by Hans Ruesch, The Racers was remade in a 60-minute version as Men Against Speed, an entry in the weekly TV anthology The 20th Century-Fox Hour. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi